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I picked up these Kershaw flyers at the Blade Show - and got permission to reproduce them -

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Shallot.jpg

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Bayoublaster said:
The Shallot looks great.
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I too like the Shallot - it's kind of like a bigger brother, more aggressive looking Leek.

But the one that interested me the most was the R.A.M. -
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The R.A.M. locks open and closed by the new Hawk-Lock mechanism - which is very clever
- to open with the flipper, one has to overcome the lock's initial resistance - that actually pre-loads tension in the finger and the blade then snaps open with some authority
- it kind of overcomes the problem with smaller blades for the Tim Galyean designed flipper as in the JunkYard Dog (link to review and discussion).

There are also those 3 "rods" on the R.A.M. that act like thumb studs. I don't think the blade flipped out when I used them.

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Thanks for posting! The Hawk's are really superb designers, like in their previous D.O.G. lock.
 
What can I say... they have on board G&G Hawk, KO, Galyean, RJ Matrin!!! and more. It really makes uber-custom designs available to you and me :) :thumbup:
 
Thanks for posting the details Vincent. I've owned most of the major brands, but yet to have owned a Kershaw. The Tyrade and RAM are definitely drawing me closer to owning a Kershaw.

Andy
 
Ack, wayy to many models..I can't keep up
I WANT that Tanto Groove (any chance of it in satin?)
Why use 154CM in the spine? Isn't D2 tougher?
 
Bungwrench said:
How does the Hawk lock work?
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We probably need one of the Kershaw people to explain properly -

Here are my impressions and what was described to me briefly by Tim Galyean at the Blade Show.

The lock is a sliding bar - one can see the slide-button on the front of the handle (reminds me of the old Gerber bolt-action, but from the position the Hawk-lock probably bars into the tang).

When closed the Hawk-lock holds the blade - not exactly locking closed - but there is fair amount of resistance to overcome it. This resistance allows the tension to be built up in the finger - so when the action "breaks" the blade flies out - like I said this overcomes the opening problems with smaller/lighter blades for the Galyean type flipper. (note: one does not have to use the slide-button to "unlock" the blade to open)

When the blade is fully open - the lock (obviously) does lock and requires using the slide-button to unlock.

The only thing that might be disconcerting is that the blade is completely loose/free when the it is unlocked - one can hardly feel any resistance - but this could also help to make a smaller/lighter blade open more easily with the flipper.

The three "rods" can be used as thumb studs - I found that somewhat "gimmicky" - they do work well but being thin rods, there is some possubility of catching on clothing......

Also there is a novel clip using a ratchet wheel to help roll it over clothing - I found that also a bit gimmicky..... but as always YMMV.

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Thanks for the update, Vincent. Fine reporting as usual.

I am not fond of recurve or tanto blades for my typical use; however, I very much admire the aesthetics of these new designs, and in general have great respect for the Kershaw family of knives. The Junkyard Dog II seems as if it would be a good fit for me. But, as I am helping to support three young grand-daughters, lately, I find I am mostly selling more knives than buying. Perhaps later this coming Fall I can look forward to trying the Kershaw Junkyard Dog II...everyones seems to evaluate the knife as being VERY impressive !

- regards
 
Gramps said:
The Junkyard Dog II seems as if it would be a good fit for me. But, as I am helping to support three young grand-daughters, lately, I find I am mostly selling more knives than buying. Perhaps later this coming Fall I can look forward to trying the Kershaw Junkyard Dog II...everyones seems to evaluate the knife as being VERY impressive !
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Thanks for the kind words.

The JunkYard Dog II is indeed very impressive - especially the way the Galyean type flipper works.
I also really like the Sandvik 13C26 steel.

my review - Kershaw JunkYard Dog II

and this excellent thread by Dog of War -

13C26 Razor Blade Steel -- a Kershaw Junkyard Dog II Review

For me it's a big knife -
I prefer the size of the smaller JunkYard Dog even though it feels just a tad too small for me and its flipper just does not work as well as on the JYD2 (simply due to physics - that's why I was impressed with the R.A.M. with its Hawk-lock)

According to Kershaw these knives are due sometime in the Fall.

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Love the Shallot! Not a fan of stainless handles though. Oh well, nothing a little grip tape won't fix.
 
That R.A.M. looks amazing!

I'm curious what the pocket clip looks like and what mounting options are available. Kershaw is notorious for excluding us lefties in clip placement. That's what had held me off of buying the Junkyard Dog series; or pretty much any Kershaw folder.
 
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